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A U.S. Army requirement that newly enlisted men and women complete an ambitious personal finance course is having some impressive results. At a time when financial education is increasingly being criticized as an ineffective way to raise Americans’ low saving rate, an 8-hour course held on 13 Army bases is significantly boosting how much military…
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What motivates women to get to work on their personal finances? Change. Emotions are also important motivators. But “the most compelling factor” spurring most of the women interviewed in a focus group to take action was a significant life change, Utah State University researchers write in the Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning. Since Apr…